Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto

Historical Details

• Diocese of Chieti
  • Latin Name: Theatinus
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Archdiocese of Chieti
  • Latin Name: Theatinus
  • Elevated: 1 July 1526
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 2,449 (945 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pierre Ferri † (10 May 1336 Appointed - 17 Nov 1336 Died)
• Oliviero Carafa † (2 Feb 1500 Appointed - 20 Dec 1501 Resigned)
• Bernardino Carafa † (20 Dec 1501 Appointed - 30 Jul 1505 Died)
• Gian Pietro Carafa † (30 Jul 1505 Appointed - 20 Dec 1518 Appointed, Archbishop of Brindisi)
• Felice Trofino † (24 Aug 1524 Appointed - 1527 Died)
• Guido de’ Medici † (3 Jan 1528 Appointed - 1537 Died)
• Gian Pietro Carafa † (20 Jun 1537 Appointed - 22 Feb 1549 Appointed, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples})
• Bernardino Maffei † (9 Nov 1549 Appointed - 14 Jul 1553 Resigned)
• Marcantonio Maffei † (14 Jul 1553 Appointed - 14 Jan 1568 Resigned)
• Giovanni Oliva † (14 Jan 1568 Appointed - 1577 Died)
• Girolamo Leoni † (30 Oct 1577 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Caesar Busdragus † (11 Aug 1578 Appointed - Oct 1585 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Castrucci † (21 Oct 1585 Appointed - 1591 Resigned)
• Horatius Sanminiato † (20 Mar 1591 Appointed - 29 Jan 1592 Died)
• Matteo Sanminiato † (4 Mar 1592 Appointed - Feb 1607 Died)
• Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. † (12 Feb 1607 Appointed - 17 Aug 1607 Died)
• Orazio Maffei † (3 Sep 1607 Appointed - 11 Jan 1609 Died)
• Ulpiano (Volpiano) Volpi † (11 Mar 1609 Appointed - 16 Dec 1615 Resigned)
• Paolo Tolosa, C.R. † (16 Dec 1615 Appointed - 3 Oct 1618 Died)
• Marsilio Peruzzi † (26 Nov 1618 Appointed - 1631 Died)
• Antonio Santacroce † (10 Mar 1631 Appointed - 9 Jun 1636 Appointed, Archbishop of Urbino)
• Stefano Sauli † (10 Nov 1638 Appointed - 1649 Died)
• Vincenzo Rabatta † (9 Dec 1649 Appointed - 1654 Died)
• Angelo Maria Ciria, O.S.M. † (1 Jun 1654 Appointed - 4 Apr 1656 Died)
• Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (19 Feb 1657 Appointed - 6 Mar 1657 Died)
• Niccolò Radulovich † (10 Mar 1659 Appointed - 27 Oct 1702 Died)
• Vincenzo Capece † (23 Apr 1703 Appointed - Feb 1722 Died)
• Filippo Valignani, O.P. † (20 Apr 1722 Appointed - Feb 1737 Died)
• Michele Palma † (6 May 1737 Appointed - 23 Mar 1755 Died)
• Nicola Sanchez de Luna † (21 Jul 1755 Appointed - 9 Apr 1764 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nola)
• Francesco Brancia † (9 Apr 1764 Appointed - 7 Jan 1770 Died)
• Luigi del Giudice, O.S.B. † (12 Mar 1770 Appointed - 1790 Died)
• Andrea Mirelli, O.S.B. † (27 Feb 1792 Appointed - 22 Jul 1795 Died)
• Francesco Saverio Bassi, O.S.B. † (18 Dec 1797 Appointed - 1821 Died)
• Carlo-Maria Cernelli † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 18 May 1837 Died)
• Giosuè Maria Saggese, C.SS.R. † (17 Sep 1838 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1852 Died)
• Michele Manzo † (27 Sep 1852 Confirmed - 7 Mar 1856 Died)
• Luigi Maria de Marinis † (18 Sep 1856 Confirmed - 27 Aug 1877 Died)
• Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla † (28 Dec 1877 Appointed - 23 May 1887 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina)
• Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 May 1887 Appointed - 19 Dec 1901 Died)
• Gennaro Costagliola, C.M. † (15 Apr 1901 Appointed - 15 Feb 1919 Died)
• Nicola Monterisi † (15 Dec 1919 Appointed - 5 Oct 1929 Appointed, Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno))
• Giuseppe Venturi † (18 Feb 1931 Appointed - 11 Nov 1947 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Bosio † (24 Jul 1948 Appointed - 25 May 1967 Died)
• Loris Francesco Capovilla (26 Jun 1967 Appointed - 25 Sep 1971 Appointed, Prelate of Loreto)
• Vincenzo Fagiolo † (20 Nov 1971 Appointed - 15 Jul 1984 Resigned)
• Antonio Valentini † (31 Dec 1984 Appointed - 30 Sep 1993 Resigned)
• Edoardo Menichelli (10 Jun 1994 Appointed - 8 Jan 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo)
• Bruno Forte (26 Jun 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Chieti
1949	350,000	350,000	100.0%	207	90	297	1,178		120	425	133	ap1951
1958	333,468	335,468	99.4%	190	94	284	1,174		142	491	133	ap1960
1970	292,000	294,030	99.3%	180	102	282	1,035		127	578	141	ap1971
1980	290,729	296,029	98.2%	171	99	270	1,076	1	122	420	156	ap1981
Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
1990	311,500	316,500	98.4%	158	87	245	1,271	6	113	391	158	ap1991
1999	316,000	321,162	98.4%	159	76	235	1,344	6	87	364	158	ap2000
2000	313,935	315,865	99.4%	167	81	248	1,265	6	96	370	158	ap2001
2001	313,855	315,865	99.4%	166	85	251	1,250	5	107	373	158	ap2002
2002	313,855	315,870	99.4%	155	80	235	1,335	14	93	401	158	ap2003
2003	310,350	314,800	98.6%	151	79	230	1,349	14	92	401	158	ap2004
2004	308,600	313,500	98.4%	146	80	226	1,365	14	96	400	158	ap2005
2006	305,882	312,982	97.7%	148	75	223	1,371	17	93	370	157	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Loris Francesco Capovilla (Bishop: 26 Jun 1967 to 25 Sep 1971)
• Bruno Forte (Archbishop: 26 Jun 2004 - )
• Edoardo Menichelli (Archbishop: 10 Jun 1994 to 8 Jan 2004)
• Pietro Santoro (Priest: 17 Jun 1970 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Domenico Angelo Scotti (Priest: 25 Jun 1967 to 17 Oct 2005)
• Luciano Suriani (Priest: 5 Aug 1981 to 22 Feb 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francesco Saverio Bassi, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1797 to 1821)
• Giovanni Battista Bosio † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1948 to 25 May 1967)
• Francesco Brancia † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1764 to 7 Jan 1770)
• Caesar Busdragus † (Archbishop: 11 Aug 1578 to Oct 1585)
• Vincenzo Capece † (Archbishop: 23 Apr 1703 to Feb 1722)
• Bernardino Carafa † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1501 to 30 Jul 1505)
• Gian Pietro Carafa † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1505 to 20 Dec 1518; Archbishop: 20 Jun 1537 to 22 Feb 1549)
• Oliviero Carafa † (Administrator: 2 Feb 1500 to 20 Dec 1501)
• Giovanni Battista Castrucci † (Archbishop: 21 Oct 1585 to 1591)
• Carlo-Maria Cernelli † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1822 to 18 May 1837)
• Angelo Maria Ciria, O.S.M. † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1654 to 4 Apr 1656)
• Rocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 23 May 1887 to 19 Dec 1901)
• Gennaro Costagliola, C.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1901 to 15 Feb 1919)
• Luigi del Giudice, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1770 to 1790)
• Guido de’ Medici † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1528 to 1537)
• Vincenzo Fagiolo † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1971 to 15 Jul 1984)
• Benedetto Falcucci † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 1945 to 2 Jul 1949)
• Pierre Ferri † (Bishop: 10 May 1336 to 17 Nov 1336)
• Modesto Gavazzi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1657 to 6 Mar 1657)
• Girolamo Leoni † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1577 to 1578)
• Bernardino Maffei † (Archbishop: 9 Nov 1549 to 14 Jul 1553)
• Marcantonio Maffei † (Archbishop: 14 Jul 1553 to 14 Jan 1568)
• Orazio Maffei † (Archbishop: 3 Sep 1607 to 11 Jan 1609)
• Michele Manzo † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1852 to 7 Mar 1856)
• Luigi Maria de Marinis † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1856 to 27 Aug 1877)
• Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M. Cap. † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1607 to 17 Aug 1607)
• Andrea Mirelli, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 22 Jul 1795)
• Nicola Monterisi † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1919 to 5 Oct 1929)
• Giovanni Oliva † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1568 to 1577)
• Michele Palma † (Archbishop: 6 May 1737 to 23 Mar 1755)
• Marsilio Peruzzi † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1618 to 1631)
• Vincenzo Rabatta † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1649 to 1654)
• Niccolò Radulovich † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1659 to 27 Oct 1702)
• Scipione Rebiba † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 1541 to 12 Oct 1551)
• Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla † (Archbishop: 28 Dec 1877 to 23 May 1887)
• Giosuè Maria Saggese, C.SS.R. † (Archbishop: 17 Sep 1838 to 24 Apr 1852)
• Nicola Sanchez de Luna † (Archbishop: 21 Jul 1755 to 9 Apr 1764)
• Horatius Sanminiato † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1591 to 29 Jan 1592)
• Matteo Sanminiato † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1592 to Feb 1607)
• Antonio Santacroce † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1631 to 9 Jun 1636)
• Stefano Sauli † (Archbishop: 10 Nov 1638 to 1649)
• Paolo Tolosa, C.R. † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1615 to 3 Oct 1618)
• Felice Trofino † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1524; Archbishop: 1 Jun 1526 to 1527)
• Antonio Valentini † (Archbishop: 31 Dec 1984 to 30 Sep 1993)
• Raphael Valenza † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1889 to 22 Dec 1897)
• Filippo Valignani, O.P. † (Archbishop: 20 Apr 1722 to Feb 1737)
• Giuseppe Venturi † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1931 to 11 Nov 1947)
• Ulpiano (Volpiano) Volpi † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1609 to 16 Dec 1615)